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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 10 2009 - 17:24:03 CDT

Tom,
  I find it quite odd that you're getting the composite warning
even when it is not enabled. Are you sure the xorg.conf file doesn't
contain multiple Option "Composite" "on" lines or something like that?

The fact that VMD runs for root but not for a user usually indicates that
you're getting restrictive permissionsons on the nvidia driver device nodes,
likely a result of the Suse dirver updater package didn't not setting
the X11 server startup scripts to properly reset the
device permissions/ownership when a user logs in. You could try doing a
quick workaround like this as root and see if that allows non-root
users to run VMD correctly:
  chmod 666 /dev/nvidia*

That'd give you something that looks like this:
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 195, 0 Aug 21 16:54 /dev/nvidia0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 195, 1 Aug 21 16:54 /dev/nvidia1
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 195, 255 Aug 21 16:54 /dev/nvidiactl

This is also an issue if you're running VMD in text mode and want to
use CUDA. If the NVIDIA driver device nodes are non-accessible, then
VMD won't detect the GPUs for CUDA either, even when running in text mode.
Unfortunately, the device node permissions have historically been controlled
by X11 startup scripts, and are often reset upon user login.

The only other comment I have here is that you check out this page which
contains lots of Suse-specific NVIDIA driver installer info:
  http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/nvidia-installer-HOWTO.html

I'm still puzzled about why your X11 server is reporting that it
has the Composite extension even when you had it disabled, but let's
solve that after you get the basics working.

Cheers,
  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 04:53:19PM -0500, Thomas C. Bishop wrote:
> Ok, now that i'v e had some time at the computer I'll give a proper
> response using VMD 1.8.7
> below is
>
> a) VMD output as user Bishop w/ and w/out xorg.conf composite on
> and user root
>
> b) cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version"
>
> c) glxinfo
>
> d) some package info namely rpm --verify
> this provides some cluues.
> NOTE: I just used yast2 gui to force update before running
> rpm --verify.
>
>
>
> ********************************
> A) VMD AS USER BISHOP
> as user BISHOP w/ composite on
>
> ade 100% vmd
> Info) VMD for LINUXAMD64, version 1.8.7 (August 1, 2009)
> Info) http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/
> Info) Email questions and bug reports to vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> Info) Please include this reference in published work using VMD:
> Info) Humphrey, W., Dalke, A. and Schulten, K., `VMD - Visual
> Info) Molecular Dynamics', J. Molec. Graphics 1996, 14.1, 33-38.
> Info) -------------------------------------------------------------
> Info) Multithreading available, 4 CPUs detected.
> Info) Free system memory: 7528MB (95%)
> Info) No CUDA accelerator devices available.
> Warning) Detected X11 'Composite' extension: if incorrect display
> occurs
> Warning) try disabling this optional X server feature.
> ERROR) A TrueColor visual is required, but not available.
> ERROR) The X server is not capable of displaying double-buffered,
> ERROR) RGB images with a Z buffer. Exiting ...
> Info) VMD for LINUXAMD64, version 1.8.7 (August 1, 2009)
> Info) Unable to create OpenGL window.
>
> *************************************
> user BISHOP AND with
> composite off in xorg.conf
>
> ade 106% vmd
> Info) VMD for LINUXAMD64, version 1.8.7 (August 1, 2009)
> Info) http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/
> Info) Email questions and bug reports to vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> Info) Please include this reference in published work using VMD:
> Info) Humphrey, W., Dalke, A. and Schulten, K., `VMD - Visual
> Info) Molecular Dynamics', J. Molec. Graphics 1996, 14.1, 33-38.
> Info) -------------------------------------------------------------
> Info) Multithreading available, 4 CPUs detected.
> Info) Free system memory: 7500MB (95%)
> Info) No CUDA accelerator devices available.
> Warning) Detected X11 'Composite' extension: if incorrect display
> occurs
> Warning) try disabling this optional X server feature.
> ERROR) A TrueColor visual is required, but not available.
> ERROR) The X server is not capable of displaying double-buffered,
> ERROR) RGB images with a Z buffer. Exiting ...
> Info) VMD for LINUXAMD64, version 1.8.7 (August 1, 2009)
> Info) Unable to create OpenGL window.
>
> ********************************
> as user ROOT with xorg.conf on
> vmd does come up w/ the one warning
> ***************************
> Section "Extensions"
> Option "Composite" "on"
> EndSection
>
> ade:~ # vmd
> Info) VMD for LINUXAMD64, version 1.8.7 (August 1, 2009)
> Info) http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/
> Info) Email questions and bug reports to vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> Info) Please include this reference in published work using VMD:
> Info) Humphrey, W., Dalke, A. and Schulten, K., `VMD - Visual
> Info) Molecular Dynamics', J. Molec. Graphics 1996, 14.1, 33-38.
> Info) -------------------------------------------------------------
> Info) Multithreading available, 4 CPUs detected.
> Info) Free system memory: 7563MB (96%)
> Info) No CUDA accelerator devices available.
> Warning) Detected X11 'Composite' extension: if incorrect display
> occurs
> Warning) try disabling this optional X server feature.
> Info) OpenGL renderer: GeForce 7900 GTX/PCI/SSE2
> Info) Features: STENCIL MSAA(4) MDE CVA MTX NPOT PP PS GLSL(OVF)
> Info) Full GLSL rendering mode is available.
> Info) Textures: 2-D (4096x4096), 3-D (512x512x512), Multitexture (4)
> vmd > Info) VMD for LINUXAMD64, version 1.8.7 (August 1, 2009)
> Info) Exiting normally.
> ade:~ #
>
>
> **********
> ade 100% cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version
> NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 185.18.36 Fri Aug 14
> 17:35:21 PDT 2009
> GCC version: gcc version 4.3.2 [gcc-4_3-branch revision 141291] (SUSE
> Linux)
> ade 101% uname -a
> Linux ade 2.6.27.29-0.1-default #1 SMP 2009-08-15 17:53:59 +0200
> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> ************************** glxinfo *****************
> glxinfo
> name of display: :0.0
> display: :0 screen: 0
> direct rendering: Yes
> server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
> server glx version string: 1.4
> server glx extensions:
> GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
> GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
> GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_ARB_create_context,
> GLX_ARB_multisample,
> GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
> client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
> client glx version string: 1.4
> client glx extensions:
> GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample,
> GLX_EXT_visual_info,
> GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
> GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_NV_video_out, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
> GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
> GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_NV_float_buffer,
> GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float, GLX_EXT_fbconfig_packed_float,
> GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB,
> GLX_NV_present_video, GLX_NV_multisample_coverage
> GLX extensions:
> GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
> GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
> GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_ARB_create_context,
> GLX_ARB_multisample,
> GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float,
> GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
> OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
> OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 7900 GTX/PCI/SSE2
> OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 185.18.36
> OpenGL extensions:
> GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_ARB_depth_texture,
> GL_ARB_draw_buffers,
> GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow,
> GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel,
> GL_ARB_half_float_vertex,
> GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_ARB_imaging,
> GL_ARB_map_buffer_range,
> GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query,
> GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_point_parameters,
> GL_ARB_point_sprite,
> GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_ARB_shading_language_100,
> GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression,
> GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
> GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
> GL_ARB_texture_float,
> GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two,
> GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
> GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object,
> GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ARB_window_pos,
> GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_ATI_texture_float,
> GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once,
> GL_S3_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra,
> GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate,
> GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_minmax,
> GL_EXT_blend_subtract,
> GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_Cg_shader,
> GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test,
> GL_EXT_direct_state_access, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements,
> GL_EXT_fog_coord,
> GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample,
> GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters,
> GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil,
> GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object,
> GL_EXT_point_parameters,
> GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_rescale_normal,
> GL_EXT_secondary_color,
> GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs,
> GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_texture3D,
> GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map,
> GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
> GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic,
> GL_EXT_texture_lod, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
> GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp,
> GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB,
> GL_EXT_texture_swizzle,
> GL_EXT_timer_query, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra,
> GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat,
> GL_KTX_buffer_region, GL_NV_blend_square,
> GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color,
> GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_NV_fence, GL_NV_float_buffer,
> GL_NV_fog_distance,
> GL_NV_fragment_program, GL_NV_fragment_program_option,
> GL_NV_fragment_program2, GL_NV_framebuffer_multisample_coverage,
> GL_NV_half_float, GL_NV_light_max_exponent,
> GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint,
> GL_NV_occlusion_query, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil,
> GL_NV_pixel_data_range,
> GL_NV_point_sprite, GL_NV_primitive_restart,
> GL_NV_register_combiners,
> GL_NV_register_combiners2, GL_NV_texgen_reflection,
> GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4,
> GL_NV_texture_expand_normal, GL_NV_texture_rectangle,
> GL_NV_texture_shader, GL_NV_texture_shader2,
> GL_NV_texture_shader3,
> GL_NV_vertex_array_range, GL_NV_vertex_array_range2,
> GL_NV_vertex_program,
> GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_NV_vertex_program2,
> GL_NV_vertex_program2_option, GL_NV_vertex_program3,
> GL_NVX_conditional_render, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
> GL_SGIS_texture_lod,
> GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow, GL_SUN_slice_accum
> glu version: 1.3
> glu extensions:
> GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess
>
> visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
> id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
>
>
> **************************************
> PACKAGE INFOMATION
> *************************************
> ade 104% rpm -ql | grep -i nvidia
> rpm: no arguments given for query
> ade 105% rpm -qa | grep -i nvidia
> nvidia-settings-185.19-0.pm.1
> nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-default-185.18.36_2.6.27.29_0.1-6.1
> x11-video-nvidiaG02-185.18.36-7.1
>
> AND based on Axel's suggestions... .this is odd
>
> ade:/home/bishop # rpm -qa | grep -i nvidia
> x11-video-nvidiaG02-185.18.36-7.1
> nvidia-settings-185.19-0.pm.1
> nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-default-185.18.36_2.6.27.29_0.1-6.1
> ade:/home/bishop # rpm --verify x11-video-nvidiaG02-185.18.36-7.1
> S.5....T /usr/bin/X.x11-video-nvidiaG02
> .......T /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
> ade:/home/bishop # rpm --verify nvidia-settings-185.19-0.pm.1
> .......T d /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-settings.1.gz
> ade:/home/bishop # rpm --verify
> nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-default-185.18.36_2.6.27.29_0.1-6.1
> ade:/home/bishop #
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> On Tuesday 08 September 2009, John Stone wrote:
> > Tom,
> > I'm quite puzzled about your display mode being set to a
> > non-truecolor visual. Can you email me the output from the command
> > "glxinfo", and from "cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version" ? That
> > should give me the information I need. Oh, and as Axel mentioned
> > previously, it'd be helpful to upgrade to the released version of
> > VMD 1.8.7.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > John Stone
> > vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 05:52:35PM -0500, Bishop, Thomas C wrote:
> > > Vmd gives me this message after install 11.1 and then dies.
> > >
> > > (using yast2 w/ download.nvida.com for the nvidia
> > > drivers/configuration as a check glx gears runs)
> > >
> > > ade 108% vmd
> > > Info) VMD for LINUXAMD64, version 1.8.7beta5 (June 1, 2009)
> > > Info) http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/
> > > Info) Email questions and bug reports to vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> > > Info) Please include this reference in published work using
> > > VMD: Info) Humphrey, W., Dalke, A. and Schulten, K., `VMD -
> > > Visual Info) Molecular Dynamics', J. Molec. Graphics 1996,
> > > 14.1, 33-38. Info)
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Info) Multithreading available, 4 CPUs detected.
> > > Info) Free system memory: 7437MB (94%)
> > > Info) No CUDA accelerator devices available.
> > > ERROR) A TrueColor visual is required, but not available.
> > > ERROR) The X server is not capable of displaying
> > > double-buffered, ERROR) RGB images with a Z buffer. Exiting ...
> > > Info) VMD for LINUXAMD64, version 1.8.7beta5 (June 1, 2009)
> > > Info) Unable to create OpenGL window.
> > >
> > > the /var/log/messages has this to say
> > > Sep 4 17:51:16 ade kernel: vmd_LINUXAMD64[13051] general
> > > protection ip:5b5623 sp:7fff2b07a800 error:0 in
> > > vmd_LINUXAMD64[400000+6d0000] Sep 4 17:51:47 ade kernel:
> > > vmd_LINUXAMD64[13066] general protection ip:5b5623
> > > sp:7fff90e1fda0 error:0 in vmd_LINUXAMD64[400000+6d0000] Sep 4
> > > 17:53:14 ade kernel: vmd_LINUXAMD64[13136] general protection
> > > ip:5b5623 sp:7fff7f3b3400 error:0 in
> > > vmd_LINUXAMD64[400000+6d0000]
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